. i had checked in with a buddy down at the steps , he said most of the folks down there only had one fish , a few had two . so i went down to the primitive launch where i met texan4ut . nobody was having any luck there . the river had a few kayaks out and a lot of power boats . i decided to run up river and around the first bend , there was a power boat anchored in the channel . to avoid him , i went to the inside of the bend . i was only about 400yds up river , muddy island with a stump in front of me , brush pile in the middle behind me . i tied off to a stump between the two , stepped out in two foot of water and started casting a jig along the shelf . i got about three on the run in open water , but hooked about 20 or so as the jig fell off the shelf . only 8 keepers but had a blast . on my short paddle back , i was approached by two kayakers . come to find out they were game wardens . very cool to see them out paddling . my lesson was , don't worry about the reports , hit the spots others are passing up , and try different lures before leaving a spot . after working 8 different lures , i found some silver glitter tubes with a chartreuse backing and that was the ticket .
fishing is life , everything else is just details . and i prefer my tails with specks or spots .15 miles NE of austin